bowled over
Example Sentences
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TikTok users were bowled over by the property, with one remarking, “OK, after seeing the house, she is right, $20 million is cheap for this.”
From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025
Debbie Hudd said she had been mulling over a fitting tribute since his death in March 2020, aged 83, and was "bowled over" by stonemason Stuart Buckle's design.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025
As a younger actor, I would've been bowled over by the fan reaction, for better and worse.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024
Back in 2018, when China’s Xi Jinping declared himself president for life, Trump was bowled over.
From Slate • Aug. 23, 2024
It bowled over and over in the wind until it came to the railing and fell off.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
